MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF INDIA’S EARLY PAST: Essays in Theoretical Archaeology

Table of Contents Preface List of Illustrations I. Theory in Archaeology – The New Archaeology and Later Developments Introduction The New Archaeology Background Birth of the New Archaeology Structure of the New Archaeology Conceptual Changes Methodological Innovations Role of Scientific Reasoning Growth of Newer Archaeologies Impact Post – Processual or Interpretive Archaeology II. Theoretical Perspectives in Indian Archaeology Introduction Beginnings of Theoretical Debates Impact of the New Archaeology Stone Age Studies Protohistoric Studies Historical Period Interpretive Approaches Use of Indigenous Theoretical Perspectives Conclusion III. Don t We Need More Falls through the Roof ? D. D. Kosambi s Insights into Prehistory Psychoanalysts and Philosophers Jurists Other Writers Views of Writers from Outside India Nationalist Leaders Writings on History of Archaeology IV. Darwinian Revolution and the Birth of Prehistory Introduction Process Philosophy Social Thought Religious Thought Antiquarian Studies Antiquity of Man Birth of Indian Prehistory V. The Past in the Indian Mind Introduction The Indian Mind Place of the Past Manifestations and Sources of the Sense of Past Discussion VI. The Relevance of the Past-from Sir William Jones to Amartya Sen Index